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This is an attractive - and actually never before seen! - WH (Heeres) specific lapel-pin (ie. 'Brosche') as was intended to signify war-blinded staff-members of the 'Deutsche Wehrmacht' (ie. 'Kriegsblinden') being an aluminium-based- and/or clearly maker- (ie. 'L. Leppin Jun.') marked specimen that comes in an overall very nice- (and only minimally used-), condition. The badge - which is executed in aluminium-based metal - comes in a sligthly used- and/or worn condition and still retains all of its golden-yellow- (ie. black-) coloured paint. It shows a clear makers'-designation: 'L. Leppin Jun. - Berlin-N.58' on its back and depicts the 3 black-coloured dots and integrated IC-sign. The nicely preserved badge has an approximated diameter of 4 cms. and comes mounted on its (functional) and original pin- ie. catch set-up. The 'Brosche' originates from a private household in Germany (where it was found together with the 'Kriegsblinden'-armband that is offered under number 46134) and was never before part of a collection. I deem that I have priced this interesting and with certainty rarely seen 'Brosche für Kriegsblinden' accordingly!
Code: 46135
165.00 EUR
This is an attractive - and actually rarely encountered! - linnen-based- and/or semi-'BeVo'-woven-, golden-yellow-coloured armband (ie. 'Armbinde') depicting 3 black dots and an IC-sign, as was intended for usage by war-blinded staff-members of the 'Deutsche Wehrmacht' (ie. 'Kriegsblinden') and that comes in an overall very nice (IMO issued- and/or clearly worn-), condition. The armband on offer here measures approximately 40 x 11 cms. and is executed in typical linnen (showing the nicely 'BeVo'-woven black-coloured dots and IC-sign as can be seen on the pictures). The piece shows some minimal staining ie. dust simply caused by moderate wear and/or decades of storage (as can be seen on the pictures). The piece on offer here is of the WWII-period-pattern (as was introduced in 1941): a similar armband-type is still in use today but is easily recognisable as such (due to the fact that it is void of the IC-sign). Moreover, does the piece bear a blue-coloured ink-stamp (ie. 'Dienstsiegel') which is regrettably impossible- ie. very hard to decypher). The armband originates from a private household in Germany (where it was found together with the 'Kriegsblinden-Brosche' that is offered under number 46135) and was never before part of a collection I deem that I have priced this interesting and rarely seen, semi-'BeVo'-woven related example accordingly!
Code: 46134
285.00 EUR
This is a truly very attractive - and/or fully 'textbook'! - example of a full-length WH cuff-title (ie. 'Ärmelstreifen') entitled: 'Kreta', being IMO an issued- (but never worn nor tunic-attached-), example. The cuff-title comes in a non-shortened condition (ie. it measures approximately 44 cms.) and was as stated (IMO) issued but simply never worn nor tunic-attached. Both ends show some normal fraying as is more often encountered (but show their period golden-yelllow-coloured stitching as can be seen on the pictures). The armband just shows some minimal age ie. staining caused by decades of storage only (as can be seen on the pictures). It should be stated that these 'Kreta'-cuff-titles are not to be regarded as commemorative cuff-titles (such as the 'Afrikakorps' cuff-title) but were regarded as official awards that needed official recognition (and entries in both 'Soldbuch' and/or 'Wehrpass'). This example was recently found at a German private household and was never before in collectors'-hands. Simply a very attractive and naturally genuine, period example that will be very hard to be upgraded and that is IMO accordingly priced!
Code: 46133
375.00 EUR
This is an acttractive - and fully textbook! - example of a printed and later-war-period-, so-called: 'Deutscher Volkssturm'-armband (ie. 'Armbinde') that comes in an overall very nice (IMO never used- nor worn- ie. 'virtually mint'-), condition. The neat armband - which saw usage by the last-ditch 'Wehrmacht'-troops of 1944/1945 - shows 'off-factory', 'stitched-borders' and was also 'off-factory' assembled ie. 'stitched-together' as such: it shows the red-coloured- and linnen stitched-borders as is more often encountered. The armband measures approximately 39 x 7,5 cms. and shows very bright and vivid colours: it just shows some minimal storage-age only and can easily be graded 'virtually mint ie. unissued' (as can be seen on the pictures). Simply a nice opportunity to acquire an unissued example of this later-war-period armband for a justified price!
Code: 46132
100.00 EUR
This is a truly very attractive - and IMO issued albeit never worn nor once tunic-attached - example of the 'BeVo'-like cuff-title (or: 'Ärmelstreifen') entitled: 'Afrikakorps', as was executed in so-called: 'flat-wire'-type, silver-coloured braid, interwoven on a rust-brown- (ie. darker-green-) coloured background and that comes in an overall very nice- (ie. never worn- and/or: 'virtually mint'-), condition. The piece is as stated above never shortened and measures approximately 45 cms. in length. As usual are both ends 'unfinished' and do show some normal ie. minimal fraying as to be expected. This example was stored as such for years by the veteran to whom it was issued. As most certainly known are these 'Afrikakorps'-cuff-titles copied at a large scale: this is naturally a 100% original item that shows the various details as such (see pictures). The piece was never cleaned and shows some mininal age and/or staining simply caused by decades of storage only: it was never in a collection before and came as such from a private household. Simply a superb and never worn example of this desirable 'BeVo'-like 'Afrikakorps'-cuff-title!
Code: 46131
Reserved
This is a truly very attractive - and IMO issued and/or once tunic-attached - example of a WH (Heeres) cuff-title (ie. 'Ärmelstreifen') entitled: 'Afrikakorps', being a truly rarely seen example as executed in greyish-coloured lettering on a black-coloured linnen background (as was IMO exclusively produced for usage by the 'Panzer-Truppen') and that comes in an overall very nice- and/or non-shortened- ie. full-length, condition). The piece is as stated above never shortened and measures approximately 44 cms. in length. As usual, are both ends 'unfinished' and do show some normal ie. minimal fraying as to be expected (as can be seen on the pictures). This example was stored as such for years by the veteran to whom it was issued. The piece was never cleaned and shows some mininal age and/or staining simply caused by moderate wear and/or decades of storage: it was never in a collection before and came as such from a private household. These black-coloured 'Afrikakorps'-cuff-titles were IMO exclusively produced for usage by the 'Panzer-Truppen' (and were for example worn on the black-coloured 'Panzer', 'wrap-around'-tunics). Simply a superb and truly very rarely seen example of this desirable 'Afrikakorps'-cuff-title!
Code: 46130
This is a very attractive example of a boxed, so-called: 'Mutterkreuz' (mothers'-cross) in gold (ie. 'Ehrenkreuz der deutschen Mutter - erste Stufe') that comes period-mounted on its original, confectioned and/or full-length (ie. approximately 70 cms. long-sized-) ribbon and that came still stored in its period etui as issued and that comes in an overall very nice (albeit IMO issued- and/or minimally used- ie. worn-), condition. The medal has truly no enamel damage whatsoever and comes in a very nice and/or totally uncleaned condition. The golden finish is simply excellent, and the medal has a very nice age and/or truly bright age-patina. The etui is in slightly used condition and bears a clear makers'-mark stamped within (satin-based) the top-lid that reads: 'Wilhelm Deumer - Lüdenscheid' (as can be seen on the pictures). The yellowish-beige-coloured- and/or velvet-based 'inner-lining' comes also in a nice and/or fully undamaged condtion (it does show some minimal age and/or staining though - see pictures). The golden-toned cross-symbol on the top of the etui is in a complete and also fully undamaged condition (see pictures). Simply a superb golden-class 'MK-set' by an unusually encountered maker that comes without any defaults: hard to upgrade this example!
Code: 46129
90.00 EUR
This is an attractive example of a so-called: 'Wiederholungsspange zum EK II. Klasse' (or bar to the WWI IC 2nd class) being a (presumably) maker- (ie. 'L/13'-) marked example that was produced by the maker: 'Wilhelm Deumer' and that comes in an overall very nice- (albeit issued and/or moderately worn- ie. once tunic-attached-), condition. The neat piece has lost its (surely once present) 'high-polished sides (or 'hochpolierte Kanten') but is nevertheless still very detailed and/or pronounced as to be expected: it came mounted onto its (somewhat confectioned- and/or neatly folded-) piece of WWI-period EKII-ribbon (ie. 'Bandabschnitt') as can be seen on the pictures. The 'Spange' retains all four of its 'once-bent' but still functional prongs and is as stated above only minimally stained ie. dirty: it retains a very nice age-patina and was IMO never cleaned nor polished. The piece is - as stated above - a presumably maker- (ie. 'L/13'-) marked example (as is more often the case) that can with certainty be attributed to the maker (ie. 'Hersteller'): 'Wilhelm Deumer' as based in the town of Lüdenscheid. (I did not want to remove the piece from its riboon to afirm this). Marked or not: it is an attractive 'Deumer'-produced-piece. It should be noted that these 'Wiederholungsspangen zum EK II. Klasse' are quite scarcely encountered and are not that often appearing on the market. Simply a very nice example that is IMO accordingly priced!
Code: 46128
The attractive cuff-title (ie. 'Ärmelstreifen') comes in a truly worn and once-tunic-attached and/or minimally shortened) condition: it measures approximately 38 cms. and was clearly once worn and/or carefully tunic-removed (as can be noticed on the pictures). Both ends show some normal fraying as is more often encountered and the piece still shows some stitching-remains (as can be seen on the pictures). The armband shows some obvious age, wear and staining and was stored as such for decades. The cuff-title is executed in the (typical) neat (ie. 'smooth-type'-) beige-brownish-coloured, so-called: 'Kamelhaar' (camel hair) as is more often encountered. It should be stated that these 'Afrika'-cuff-titles are not to be regarded as commemorative cuff-titles (such as the 'Afrikakorps' cuff-title) but were regarded as official awards that needed official recognition (and entries in both 'Soldbuch' and/or: 'Wehrpass'). The attractive piece was recently uncovered in Germany and was never before part of any collection. Simply a very attractive and truly issued- and worn example that clearly shows lots of character!
Code: 46127
265.00 EUR
The attractive piece - which was IMO surely issued but that was IMO simply never worn nor mounted - came together with its pre-folded and/or minimally confectioned (and approx. 27 cms. long-sized-) ribbon (ie. 'Bandabschnitt') and accompanying single-pieced, 'Band- o. Feldspange' (ie. ribbon-bar). The cross - which shows a clearly stamped makers'-designation: '138' stamped into its ring - was with certainty never cleaned and has a nice and/or very attractive age-patina: it retains some of its so-called: 'hochpolierte Kanten' (or: polished sides) and has a bright- (ie. somewhat 'frosted') finish (as can be seen on the pictures). The cross has a nicely preserved, black-finished (ie. somewhat 'satin-like'- ie. 'matted-style'-) core: it is void of (paint)damage and is simply nicely preserved (as can be seen on the pictures). The piece is just a tiny bit dusty and/or stained but was never cleaned nor polished. The cross is an evident specimen that was produced by the desirable maker: 'Julius Maurer' as based in the town of Oberstein a.d. Nahe - has very nice and/or pronounced detail as to be expected for a cross by this desirable maker. The IC was recently found at a German private household and was never before in collectors'-hands. Simply an attractive 'EK II. Klasse'(-set) that will be very hard to be upgraded!
Code: 46126
135.00 EUR
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